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Arad listened patiently and explained that his success was not due to luck but to his understanding of certain laws governing wealth. He emphasized that fickle fate was a capricious goddess who favored some and neglected others, often bringing ruin upon those unprepared for wealth’s temptations. Some who inherited sudden riches squandered them in excess, while others hoarded out of fear and lived in misery. Truly, Arad observed, only a small number of people knew how to handle unearned gold and continue to find happiness and contentment.